leningrad 1989 theme & Variations with Faruk Ruzimatov

Rare performance video from "Return of Master" at Kirov.
This is the second play from the evening:"Theme and Variations" to music by Tchaikovsky.


Directed by George Balanchine


Cast: Ballet of Leningrad State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre. Kirov
Soloists: Larissa Lezhnina, Margaret Kullik, Elena Pankov, Alexander Kurkov, Tatiana Terekhova, Eldar Aliev, Olga Chenchikova, Mahar Vaziev, Farukh Ruzimatov


Description:
Two one-act ballet choreographer George Balanchine:


1. "Scotch Symphony" to music by Felix Mendelssohn
2. "Theme and Variations" to the music of Peter Tchaikovsky


Orchestra of the Leningrad State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre. Kirov

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• kirov
• balanchine

[baja0270]

i don't know, it is from a evening called return of masters, this is the 1 of the 2 ballet joined

[Bnesque]

@balletjones The others are Olga Chenchikova and her husband Baziev.

[Bnesque]

@palubob I think Lezhnina seemed perform both of the performance. And Ruzimatov is brilliant!

[balletjones]

2 diff @mariinskeyen Theme & Variations intercut togeher,1 w/ Lezhnina & Ruzimatov (the couple I prefer)

[Orfeus3000]

the pas de deux seems off the music....hmmmm, maybe my computer?

[Firestarjude]

I knew I recognised Lezhnina! Thank you for posting this; it is lovely to see her dancing (parts of) this ballet.

[armaniballet]

really not so well danced, the best is at 17:56 when the first girl on the right starts her entre lassé too early...:-(

[palubob]

This is a composite made up of several performances??

[tomlappin]

They dance it a little oddly...